Unauthorized penetration of airspace in proximity of restricted area leads to an near midair collisi...

Attributes
ACN	235346
Time
Date	199303
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : eaf airport : fai
State Reference	AK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 200 agl bound upper : 200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : fai
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Fighter
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Person 1
Affiliation	government other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 500 flight time type : 190
ASRS Report	235346
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : military
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Aircraft patrol of dry creek area looking for wolf kill sites and moose injured by wolf activity. Contour flying trails and river (dry creek) at an altitude of 50-100 ft above tree level. Ground speed approximately 70 KTS. Followed trail and tracks across blair lakes and followed trail and tracks and observed 3 moose near old observation tower. At this point I heard a noise and observed a jet pass higher and to my left at a high rate of speed (unable to guess separation distance, jet's speed considerable). No avoidance maneuvers by jet, I turned right and descended toward blair lakes and departed the area. No transponder in aircraft, flight plan filed for the area. At time of incident I was monitoring 118.1 -- fairbanks approach control, but not talking to them. Possible my low level flying and poor radar target aircraft and high speed of jet, that my aircraft was not observed by the other aircraft. I did not contact approach control to see if range was hot prior to my flight. I should have paid more attention to where I was rather than what I was doing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE IN PROX OF RESTRICTED AREA LEADS TO AN NMAC.

Narrative: ACFT PATROL OF DRY CREEK AREA LOOKING FOR WOLF KILL SITES AND MOOSE INJURED BY WOLF ACTIVITY. CONTOUR FLYING TRAILS AND RIVER (DRY CREEK) AT AN ALT OF 50-100 FT ABOVE TREE LEVEL. GND SPD APPROX 70 KTS. FOLLOWED TRAIL AND TRACKS ACROSS BLAIR LAKES AND FOLLOWED TRAIL AND TRACKS AND OBSERVED 3 MOOSE NEAR OLD OBSERVATION TWR. AT THIS POINT I HEARD A NOISE AND OBSERVED A JET PASS HIGHER AND TO MY L AT A HIGH RATE OF SPD (UNABLE TO GUESS SEPARATION DISTANCE, JET'S SPD CONSIDERABLE). NO AVOIDANCE MANEUVERS BY JET, I TURNED R AND DSNDED TOWARD BLAIR LAKES AND DEPARTED THE AREA. NO XPONDER IN ACFT, FLT PLAN FILED FOR THE AREA. AT TIME OF INCIDENT I WAS MONITORING 118.1 -- FAIRBANKS APCH CTL, BUT NOT TALKING TO THEM. POSSIBLE MY LOW LEVEL FLYING AND POOR RADAR TARGET ACFT AND HIGH SPD OF JET, THAT MY ACFT WAS NOT OBSERVED BY THE OTHER ACFT. I DID NOT CONTACT APCH CTL TO SEE IF RANGE WAS HOT PRIOR TO MY FLT. I SHOULD HAVE PAID MORE ATTN TO WHERE I WAS RATHER THAN WHAT I WAS DOING.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

Unauthorized penetration of airspace in proximity of restricted area leads to an near midair collision.